Jul 31, 2023And wouldn't a more rabid fanbase be a better in the long run than just passive listening with no core fanbase?
Jul 31, 2023the hoops some of you will jump through to prop up your faves, lol
Jul 31, 2023·1 reply
shaleiroseThe type of music Lil Baby makes dominates streaming (ESPECIALLY Apple Music), plus the majority of Beyonce’s audience is not consuming her music via streaming services
In 2018/2019 yeah, but not anymore. In 2020/2021 Lil Baby was insanely far ahead of every other rapper. Even Future never came close to the numbers he was doing. Since 2022 rap has been falling off hella fast but Lil Baby is still doing wild numbers & outselling a lot of pop artists meanwhilst you guys are discrediting that because he doesn't sell tour tickets lol
- Jul 31, 2023mangotflu
It has, but what makes that interesting is it was never meant to be lol. Music like Beyonce was what was always meant to be mainstream & everywhere. Everyone is always shocked when they find out My Turn outsold After Hours by a lot and that's because people aren't used to rappers actually being mainstream
You’re turning the conversation isn’t something else entirely.
All we’re saying is that streaming doesn’t tell the whole story when it comes to who the biggest artists are
Jul 31, 2023mangotfluIt isnt and im not saying streaming isn't more passive lol, im just saying streaming isn't passive in itself, especially on the artists side
What does “passive in itself” mean actually idk if I get that
- Jul 31, 2023·1 replymangotflu
yeah, thanks to having a rabid fanbase, but now she's been dominated by Lil Baby meanwhile you think that means nothing
bra she’s doing SOLD OUT STADIUMS
LIL BABY JUST HAD TO CANCEL VENUES
- Jul 31, 2023
holy s*** this site is nuts
- Jul 31, 2023·1 replydeleteduser579
bra she’s doing SOLD OUT STADIUMS
LIL BABY JUST HAD TO CANCEL VENUES
See what I mean. Another dumbass discrediting a successful artist for no reason
- Jul 31, 2023mangotflu
Beyonce's recent album was generic run of the mill dance music though. For an artist as big as her she should have definitely done a lot better but she's failed at getting the younger (25 and under) generation interested in her music. Whilst Taylor Swift has done an extremely good job at recapturing that audience and it's why she's now arguably at the peak of her whole ass career
There’s so much to unpack here about music accessibility and songwriting that you definitely don’t consider given your first sentence is all about periphery and not execution
- Jul 31, 2023·1 replymangotflu
See what I mean. Another dumbass discrediting a successful artist for no reason
yeah you gotta be a troll of some sort lmao, imma pray for you man
- Jul 31, 2023·1 reply
4m US album units, there's less than 10 artists that have done that in the last 5 years btw
but yeah, apparently it means nothing
- Jul 31, 2023·1 replydeleteduser579
yeah you gotta be a troll of some sort lmao, imma pray for you man
you gotta be old as hell or racist
- Jul 31, 2023
“discrediting a successful artist”
beyonce is essentially the closest we got to an MJ figure (save Kanye) in terms of stature, and you’re putting her down for lil baby
like these niggas on here can’t be serious man
- Jul 31, 2023·1 replymangotflu
In 2018/2019 yeah, but not anymore. In 2020/2021 Lil Baby was insanely far ahead of every other rapper. Even Future never came close to the numbers he was doing. Since 2022 rap has been falling off hella fast but Lil Baby is still doing wild numbers & outselling a lot of pop artists meanwhilst you guys are discrediting that because he doesn't sell tour tickets lol
Lil Baby dominates streaming because he makes music that dominates streaming, and he drops 22+ song albums.
It doesn’t mean he’s bigger than BEYONCÉ
- Jul 31, 2023·1 replyshaleirose
Lil Baby dominates streaming because he makes music that dominates streaming, and he drops 22+ song albums.
It doesn’t mean he’s bigger than BEYONCÉ
My argument isn't that he's bigger though lol, you guys are twisting s***
My argument is that Lil Baby's music is more popular and that you guys go the furthest to discredit artists like Lil Baby, whilst holding up these legacy acts like Beyonce, it comes off as very oldhead. it's some sort of s*** I'd expect to read on /r/popheads
- Jul 31, 2023·1 reply
Renaissance isn’t a Drake/Taylor album level smash on streaming cause the production nor songwriting (but ESPECIALLY the songwriting) isn’t the most universally catchy music out there. Nor is it relevant to the spirit or experiences of younger generations the way a Drake, Taylor, Bad Bunny or any mega huge streaming act is
Like just look at the current biggest streaming acts songwriting and content and compare that to Renaissance lmao
- Jul 31, 2023mangotflu
4m US album units, there's less than 10 artists that have done that in the last 5 years btw
but yeah, apparently it means nothing
No one’s saying it means “nothing”, we’re just saying it doesn’t tell the whole story, especially if he’s struggling to fill up venues.
The way you’re talking, Lil Baby should be on a sold out global stadium tour right now
Jul 31, 2023yeah @mangotflu might just be an idiot lol
- Jul 31, 2023mangotflu
you gotta be old as hell or racist
^ discrediting a black woman
- Jul 31, 2023·1 replymangotflu
My argument isn't that he's bigger though lol, you guys are twisting s***
My argument is that Lil Baby's music is more popular and that you guys go the furthest to discredit artists like Lil Baby, whilst holding up these legacy acts like Beyonce, it comes off as very oldhead. it's some sort of s*** I'd expect to read on /r/popheads
You’re the one that said a couple hours ago that Lil Baby is bigger than Beyoncé
Nobody’s discrediting him, you just invited him open to criticism by saying he’s bigger than BEYONCÉ of all people
Jul 31, 2023
- Jul 31, 2023
i mean since we wanna play that card lol
- Jul 31, 2023
As for the Lil Baby and Beyonce thing tho, Lil Baby’s music is currently more popular than Beyoncé’s for sure. It’s like a million arguments are happening at once tho lol
- Jul 31, 2023
Lil Baby is not bigger than Beyoncé tho
- Jul 31, 2023·3 repliesBRAVE
Renaissance isn’t a Drake/Taylor album level smash on streaming cause the production nor songwriting (but ESPECIALLY the songwriting) isn’t the most universally catchy music out there. Nor is it relevant to the spirit or experiences of younger generations the way a Drake, Taylor, Bad Bunny or any mega huge streaming act is
Like just look at the current biggest streaming acts songwriting and content and compare that to Renaissance lmao
Man J Cole's recent album The Fall Off was streamed 2-3x more than Beyonce's and that has 10x more intricate songwriting than her album. That's a s*** excuse